Paging occasion and paging early indication configuration for different types of user equipments

Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for paging occasion (PO) and paging early indication (PEI) configurations. In particular, the present disclosure provides techniques for configuring various paging parameters on different types of user equipments (UEs), including, such as, reduced capability (RedCap) UEs. For example, a network entity transmits signaling jointly configuring at least first and second types of UEs having different capabilities with a first set of paging parameters. The network entity transmits signaling that separately configures at least the first and second types of UEs with a second set of paging parameters. The network entity communicates with the first and the second types of UEs in accordance with the first and second set of paging parameters.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An apparatus for wireless communications by a network entity, comprising a processor coupled to memory and configured to:
 transmit signaling that jointly configures at least first and second types of user equipments (UEs) having different capabilities with a first set of paging parameters; 
 transmit signaling that separately configures at least the first and second types of UEs with a second set of paging parameters; and 
 communicate with the first and second types of UEs in accordance with the first and second sets of paging parameters, 
 wherein the first set of paging parameters and the second set of paging parameters comprise one or more paging parameters and one or more paging early indication (PEI) parameters, and 
 wherein the second set of paging parameters comprises one or more UE-specific PEI parameters configured in a system information block (SIB). 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 configuring any of the first set of paging parameters in a system information block (SIB). 
 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the second set of paging parameters comprises at least one of:
 a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; 
 a paging frame offset; 
 a number of paging frames in the DRX cycle; 
 a number of paging occasions in one of the number of paging frames; or 
 a number of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasions corresponding to a synchronization signal block (SSB) within one of the number of paging occasions. 
 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the second set of paging parameters further comprises at least one of:
 a first PDCCH monitoring occasion for paging each paging occasion (PO) of a corresponding paging frame; 
 a paging radio network temporary identifier (RNTI); 
 a paging control resource set (CORESET); 
 a paging search space set; or 
 a PDCCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) scrambling identifier for the PDCCH. 
 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more UE-specific PEI parameters comprises at least one of:
 PEI locations; 
 PEI signaling; 
 a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI); 
 control resource set (CORESET); 
 a number of PEI repetitions; or 
 a PEI periodicity. 
 
     
     
       6. An apparatus for wireless communications by a network entity, comprising a processor coupled to memory and configured to:
 transmit signaling that jointly configures at least first and second types of user equipments (UEs) having different capabilities with a first set of paging parameters; 
 transmit signaling that separately configures at least the first and second types of UEs with a second set of paging parameters; and 
 communicate with the first and second types of UEs in accordance with the first and second sets of paging parameters, 
 wherein the at least the first and second types of UEs comprise at least one reduced capability (Redcap) UE and at least one non-Redcap UE, 
 wherein the first type and the second type of paging parameters comprise one or more paging early indication (PEI) parameters having at least one bit information in a PEI for the RedCap UE, and 
 wherein the at least one bit information indicates whether the at least one non-RedCap UE is paged in a paging occasion associated with the PEI. 
 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one bit information in the PEI for the RedCap UE indicates to the at least one non-Redcap UE whether additional synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) are required to be processed for tracking loop update. 
     
     
       8. An apparatus for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising a processor coupled to memory and configured to:
 receive, from a network entity, signaling jointly configured for at least first and second types of user equipments (UEs) having different capabilities with a first set of paging parameters; 
 receive, from the network entity, signaling separately configured for the UE with a second set of paging parameters; and 
 communicate with the network entity in accordance with the first and second sets of paging parameters, 
 wherein the first set of paging parameters and the second set of paging parameters comprise one or more paging parameters and one or more paging early indication (PEI) parameters, and 
 wherein the second set of paging parameters comprises one or more UE-specific PEI parameters configured in a system information block (SIB). 
 
     
     
       9. The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein any of the first set of paging parameters is configured in a system information block (SIB). 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the second set of paging parameters comprises at least one of:
 a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; 
 a paging frame offset; 
 a number of paging frames in the DRX cycle; 
 a number of paging occasions in one of the number of paging frames; or 
 a number of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasions corresponding to a synchronization signal block (SSB) within one of the number of paging occasions. 
 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the second set of paging parameters further comprises at least one of:
 a first PDCCH monitoring occasion for paging each paging occasion (PO) of a corresponding paging frame; 
 a paging radio network temporary identifier (RNTI); 
 a paging control resource set (CORESET); 
 a paging search space set; or 
 a PDCCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) scrambling identifier for the PDCCH. 
 
     
     
       12. The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more UE-specific PEI parameters comprises at least one of:
 PEI locations; 
 PEI signaling; 
 a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI); 
 control resource set (CORESET); 
 a number of PEI repetitions; or 
 a PEI periodicity. 
 
     
     
       13. An apparatus for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising a processor coupled to memory and configured to:
 receive, from a network entity, signaling jointly configured for at least first and second types of user equipments (UEs) having different capabilities with a first set of paging parameters; 
 receive, from the network entity, signaling separately configured for the UE with a second set of paging parameters; and 
 communicate with the network entity in accordance with the first and second sets of paging parameters, 
 wherein the at least the first and second types of UEs comprise at least one reduced capability (Redcap) UE and at least one non-Redcap UE, 
 wherein the first type and the second type of paging parameters comprise one or more paging early indication (PEI) parameters having at least one bit information in a PEI for the RedCap UE, and 
 wherein the at least one bit information indicates whether the at least one non-RedCap UE is paged in a paging occasion associated with the PEI. 
 
     
     
       14. The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one bit information in the PEI for the RedCap UE indicates to the at least one non-Redcap UE whether additional synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) are required to be processed for tracking loop update.